Totally agreed. I started respecting dynamic languages after I got a job writing Python. I'd underestimated a lot of the upsides and overestimated a lot of the

Totally agreed. I started respecting dynamic languages after I got a job writing Python. I'd underestimated a lot of the upsides and overestimated a lot of the downsides. Ditto JS (and web apps in general), testing, functional(ish) design, package management and code autoformatters. Containers to a lesser extent. A bit of getting used to it, and then a very clear sense that actually this does make my life easier, that the benefits aren't just propaganda. For a counterexample, I "used" and rolled my eyes at daily stand-ups, close in-team communication and project management process, and now that I'm working on a team that doesn't do any of that I miss it a lot.